Wednesday, June 12, 2002
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S.D. tribe pushes return of disputed remains
A federal judge on Tuesday halted work at a site near the Missouri River
in response to a lawsuit a South Dakota tribe filed when human remains
were removed without notification....
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Group bolsters argument with Indian law
In an interesting twist, a conservative legal group which has fought
protection of sacred sites and Native voting rights has submitted a
Supreme Court brief championing Indian law victories....
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BIA project consumes recognition resources
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has spent more than $100,000 on a federal
recognition project involving just one tribe but officials on Tuesday
insisted the system will speed up review of groups that have waited
years to get an answer on their status....
Okla. tribes help fight fires
Fire crews from nine tribes in Oklahoma are helping battle blazes
throughout the country....
GAO documents White House vandalism
White House vandalism that occurred at the end of the Clinton
administration cost American taxpayers upwards of $14,000,
Congressional investigators concluded in a report released on Tuesday....
Judge halts timber sales in Alaska
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the federal government to halt all
timber sales in parts of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska....
Linda Chavez, defender of human rights
One-time Labor Secretary nominee Linda Chavez scuffled recently with a
man she accuses of spreading hate....
Maine residents vote down tribal casino
Several Maine towns on Tuesday rejected a proposed tribal casino....
Mich. recall targets mascot opponents
The president and four members of a school board in Michigan were
recalled on Monday because they wanted to get rid of a school's mascot....
Action on Minn. sacred site urged
Action was delayed on Monday on a resolution to urge recognition of a
sacred mountain in Minnesota....
Code Talker movie set for debuts
Windtalkers, the MGM movie about the Marines assigned to protect the
Navajo Code Talkers, officially opens nationwide on Friday....
Navajo families to get power
An effort to bring electricity to 111 homes on the Navajo Reservation in
New Mexico kicked off this week....
Senate puts hate crimes bill on hold
The Senate on Tuesday shelved debate on a federal hate crimes bill....
Kan. panel recommends end to mascots
The Kansas State Board of Education was urged on Tuesday to eliminate
Indian mascots from all public schools....
Mont. tribes want mountains returned
The tribes on the Fort Belknap Reservation want the federal government
to return mountains that have been largely destroyed by gold mining....
Native whaling agreement finalized
Representatives of Alaska Native hunters and the federal government
have finalized a whaling agreement....
S.D. tribe happy with court action
Members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota were overjoyed
with Tuesday's ruling to halt work at a burial site....
BIA delays casino land approval
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has delayed a decision on a casino land
approval decision in New York, Steve Israel reports in his "Casino
Confidential" column....
Idaho court takes tribal ballot case
The Idaho Supreme Court will decide on the legality of a tribal gaming
initiative....
Aid comes to Blackfeet Reservation
Montana Governor Judy Martz on Tuesday authorized emergency status to
help families on the Blackfeet Reservation, which was hit by a heavy
snowstorm over the weekend....
Jump in recognition petitions noted
The Bureau of Indian Affairs official in charge of federal recognition on
Tuesday said that a jump in petitions was recorded after the passage of
an Indian gaming law in 1988....
Tribes to recoup costs of litigation
Two tribes will share in a $2.6 million fund a New Mexico judge approved
last month....
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